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Tehan expects faster NBN rollout

The federal Liberal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan, is predicting a faster rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) for the region, now the Coalition is in Government.

Mr Tehan travelled to Canberra on Friday for a party room meeting, where Tony Abbott was re-endorsed as Liberal leader and Warren Truss reappointed as the National party leader.

Ministerial positions are expected to be announced today.

Mr Tehan says he is confident he will be able to honour his local election commitments and see the NBN rolled out as a fibre-to-the-node connection, quickly.

"Now we haven't got a communications minister appointed yet but as soon as that happens, and I think it's more than likely to be Malcom Turnbull, I think we're likely to see progress commence," he said.

"I will be making sure, obviously I had Malcolm down before the election, and I will be making sure to get in his ear, if he is appointed, which I think he will be."